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Showcase: Base layers
By Robin Goodwin on 11/04/2012 09:10:36
Base layers not only keep you warm and dry, they also make it easy slipping in and out of your gear. Here are six two piece base layers to get you going
removal properties. The combo also features a flat seam construction which helps in reducing chaffing. EDZ have also given the All Climate underwear an Anti Odour treatment and say they are fast drying, so they can be washed after a ride and rinsed out
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D.I.Y: Motorcycle cleaning
By Tim Dickson on 25/11/2010 09:59:40
Tim Dickson, our answer to Kim and Aggie, dons the fluffy gloves to show how to get your bike not nearly really clean, but really clean
to showroom shiny as possible.The picture above shows a selection of things that'll come in handy. Muc-Off's bike cleaning brushes can get into most nooks and crannies, but add a washing-up brush, toothbrushes and paintbrushes, and a couple of Halfords car
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Winter Motorcycle Preparation
By Daryll Young on 13/10/2010 14:46:23
How to get your motorcycle prepared and ready for the winter weather. Get the grease out!
track day rubber won't work as well as road-oriented tyres such as Pirelli Diablos, Bridgestone BT014s or Michelin's Pilot Roads. You'll need plenty of tread remaining so as to disperse water, because stopping distances will increase when it's wet. All
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Back Road Banshees
By crosshair on 11/06/2007 21:43:58
A hark back to when back roads seemed big
At last! Launching off the front drive and accelerating down the road, the wave of cool air through my helmet vents washes away the heat and stress of another week at work. Making my way cautiously through the village I nod at one of the locals out
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Fancy going to Jerez MotoGP?
By Visordown News on 19/03/2008 20:18:35
Pole Position Travel are offering this last-minute deal to GP fans who fancy a weekend of Spanish sun and GP action
Brno 2002 and they now go to all 18 MotoGP events; offering complete package, tickets and VIP hospitality at every round. There are just a few places left in their inclusive Special package for Jerez, which includes:- 3 nights at a lovel rural 3* hotel
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Used Review: Honda CBR600F 1999-2002
By Bertie Simmonds on 05/04/2008 14:01:56
Year-on-year since its introduction in 1987, Honda's venerable CBR600F has been the undisputed king in the white-hot battle royal of the middleweight 600cc sports category. Bertie Simmonds checks out the last of the line
300,000 bikers can't be wrong. That's how many people who, the world over, have purchased Honda's evergreen favourite - the CBR600F - in the last 18 years.Back in 1987 Honda saw Kawasaki and Yamaha having a laugh in the middleweight sportsbike class
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Southern 100: Victory for Martin
By Visordown News on 11/07/2008 11:21:08
Lincolnshire ace wins and sets lap record at Billown Circuit
AFTER A less than successful TT a month ago, Hydrex Bike Animal Honda rider Guy Martin returned to the Isle of Man with a vengeance as he contested the Southern 100 on the Billown Circuit near Castletown.Aboard the Shaun Muir Racing 1000cc Honda
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Guy Martin bounces back at Oliver's Mount
By Visordown News on 20/04/2009 10:56:42
TT ace secures a win and a fourth after crashing earlier in the day
better at the beginning of the heat race although tipping in to the Esses, the front end just completely washed out and I was in the hedge before I knew it. We got the bike patched up in time for the first Superbike race but I made a complete pig’s ear
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Mackenzie's top tips for trackday confidence
By Niall Mackenzie on 05/11/2010 15:58:25
Niall Mackenzie knows a thing or two about riding on track. Infact he's probably forgotten more than the rest of the Visordown team ever knew...
. Avoid locking the front by not trailing the brakes into corners, and trail the throttle mid-corner to avoid front-end wash-outs. In Kenny Roberts Snr's words: "You only ever lose the front when you're off the throttle."> Know where you're strong
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Whitham's guide to better braking
By Jon Urry on 29/11/2010 15:36:51
Let Whit impart his fair share of knowledge to you, to help you get yer'sen stopped reet quick
1 START STOPPING"Most crashes on the brakes are down to the initial input. A panicked grab can result in a locked front wheel and a trip down the road. In the dry you can just slam it on, but not so in the wet. What you need do then is get some
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